08 Nov 1923
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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
1
Eldora Iowa entry listing Hardin County Ledger as a second class matter at the Eldora post office. Price stated as $1.60 per year for Hardin County residents.
Farm notes describe Balvance unloading hay and his crop quality, Hauser and Wade digging a ditch for water, Ebentragen harvesting corn with 65 bushels per acre, Eisentrager praised as a good farmer, Williams finishing corn harvest with strong yields, Specht reporting mixed corn condition and ready hogs, Boyenga with 85 Duroc Jersey sows and premium farm, Engleson awaiting corn harvest, Everhart noting very good corn condition, Klein repairing a corn elevator with 70 hogs near market readiness, and Mossman’s farm activity nearby.
In Wright county at W Hudson’s home the Hudson family and Mr Krause with Mrs Krause report a productive season. The Hudsons harvest white corn averaging about 45 bushels per acre and milk five cows on their longstanding farm. Krause family, five miles southeast, owns 264 acres, has 36 hogs ready for market, and hatched over 1900 chickens this year while milking 28 cows daily. Their operation relies on several helpers, with more than a hundred acres of corn already harvested and the family labor driving earnings.
Mrs Reynolds sister and Mrs Reynolds x remaining for 6 visit. Roscoe Hunt returned home Sunday. Several from the area attended the Grundy Center football game Saturday. New Providence won 20 to 0. Mrs Owen Miller of Des Moines and daughter Mrs Cobb attended Mrs Julia Bunker's funeral. A crowd gathered at the New Providence school building. inquire with Miss Inez Rash, domestic science teacher.
Sehnal hosts Friday picnic dinner in District 4. Miss Doty returns to Radcliffe. Des Maines visits son Willi and family. Gogerty daughter Leona from Des Moines visits parents. Zieberl and Baker first to pick corn locally. Crosser helps his father Phil and aids in corn picking. Priske and helper yield about 650 bushels per acre with 100 bushels per day. praises this year’s crop versus others.
A fragmented New Providence page lists residents and events including Fay Rash’s party and banking duties, Louis Trueblood, Charlotte Reece, and Gladya Morrla at home, Julia Bunker ill, Alica Madden assisting, Willard and Evarett Bunker visiting Roy Wood, and Frank Glampitt's family at Central City. Halloween parties and visits fill the week. newborns, church events, and obituaries appear alongside small social updates and upcoming Armistice Day observances.
A Timber Valley Sunday at Woodside Farm marked Mrs Knowles seventieth birthday with friends and family from Knowles and Whitney households delivering dinners and gifts. Residents and visitors, including the Clingermans Noltes and Hubbards, shared singing and fellowship, while local incidents included a minor two-car collision near Clark Whitney’s home with no serious injuries.
Henry Schultz family and Guy Porter spent the weekend visiting at R A Skinway’s home in Marshalltown. Olon Swarm dropped by Eldora Saturday evening. Mrs. Frank Myers returned from Eldora where she cared for her. Donald Edward Myers is the now grandson. Ben Myers works at St Peters Minnesota on a large stack project and likes the job. Myers is in Newell picking corn and Irvin Myers of Eldora is visiting his grandparents for eight days.
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